Which America Sounds Better (religious right/left)

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

LEFT:

This version of the United States of America is much more religious and christian than normal christian democratic parties, but shares a lot of the same values. While gay marriage and abortion are still illegal and heavily restricted respectively, the nation has a liberal interpretation of economics.

For instance, health care is a single-payer system, although christian-funded hospitals get plenty of government dough and are part of the National Health Program. The government will pay for all medical bills and any resulting treatment (like physical therapy), and Canadian-style drug/medicine price negotiation allows this to be affordable.

The social safety net is also strong, with free higher education and quality primary education being funded, with religious private schools being subsidized by the government to ensure equal access. The government takes 'the right to food' seriously, working with food banks and buying excess produce (and food stamps) to ensure this.

Lots of money is spent every year on 'model shelters' for homeless people, which combined with private donations has eliminated homelessness on streets and out in the open. The Shelter-Job pipeline is often overwhelmed but the system is considered good by global standards.

Abortion is banned unless there is a danger to the mother (although prosecutors usually decline to prosecute those who get one in the case of rape/incest), but mothers are given four months of pre-birth paid leave and 500 days after that can be used until the child turns 13. Fathers are given a less generous but still impressive two months of paternal leave.

The NHP rounds out it's top-5 health care system by the fact that it sends doctors and medical professionals to the homes of new parents and infants to check on health and give advice.

Foreign aid is also heavily funded, which contributes to a large amount of goodwill towards the country abroad. However, gay marriage is illegal (as are civil unions in all but a dozen states), and combined with state funding for adoption agencies that deny gay parents and mandatory school prayer (the particular religion is up to the student) the country does have some issues.

Taxes are complicated, with those making under the poverty line (which is equivalent to 150% FPL in our timeline) paying nothing, while those making under $400,000 paying less than OTL. Those making over $1,000,000 pay more, with those making over $100,000,000 paying above 50%.

Corporate taxes are lower than OTL, with the exception of the top few corporations, but are enforced. Proceeds go into the National Welfare Fund, which is where the funding for paid leave and health care come from.

Each citizen paying taxes must pay 1%-2% to a religious organization of their choice. While the government gives it to a mainline christian charity by default, citizens can donate to the American Jewish Congress (Jews), Catholic Charities USA (Catholics), The Buddhist Association of America (Buddhists), or the National Organization for Reform Islam (Muslims).

The POD is 1960, where Hubert Humphrey wins the Presidential Election. He's more successful than Kennedy, passing Medicare and Medicaid along with some other 'Great Society' programs.

He's assassinated just like Kennedy is, although he hangs on longer due to being not as as bad of shape. President Scoop Jackson runs but narrowly loses (the EC, wins the popular vote by nearly a percent and a half) to Ronald Reagan, who runs an inspirational campaign.

Reagan has a fairly successful two terms, cutting taxes to 1980s levels and spending to match. After 8 years, the torch goes to Richard Nixon. Nixon serves a full term successfully, and is able to use the power of incumbency to win the 1976 Election.

Unfortunately, scandals break out for the President, and he is under congressional investigation just two months into his term. Eventually he is impeached by the house on November 20 and formally removed on December 19, 1979. He already left the White House a day earlier, so no issues complicate the swearing-in of Vice President Spiro Agnew.

But Agnew wouldn't last long either. In late 1978, he comes under investigation for bribery and tax evasion. The House begins investigating, although the President announces his resignation on live TV on June 1 and resigns a few days later.

Next up is Vice President Dick Cheney. His only accomplishment of note was commuting Richard Nixon's year-long prison sentence to time served (19 days). He was under investigation from the moment he took office, resigning just a few months into his term.

Now we come to Caspar Weinberger. Under the 1969 Succession Act, the Secretary of State was behind only the Speaker and VP, and since the Speaker declined to become President Weinberger became POTUS. He was relatively uncontroversial, although most of his praise comes from the fact that he was not convicted of any crimes unlike his three predecessors.

President Weinberger left office on January 20, 1981 per the constitution, but the President-elect did not currently exist.

The contingent election caused by a McGovern splinter candidacy stopping a surefire Democratic victory under Jimmy Carter was still divided, and Speaker Newt Gingrich (as leader of the largest individual party and having changed the rules to change speaker selection to plurality after the first ballot) became President. However he too was under investigation, and resigned to let Tom DeLay assume office.

Court rulings influenced by nearly two decades of Republican control ensured that when the Speaker assumed office they were President until the end of the term, making sure DeLay remained in office in spite of massive liberal majorities.

In 1984, Martin Luther King, Jr (famed Civil Rights activist) ran a campaign based on left-wing Christianity and strong populist streak, with a focus of rooting out corruption. This was the same formula that enabled him to be elected Governor of Georgia in 1978, leaving office wildly popular even among Whites and having fired over 1,000 corrupt officials.

He was able to easily win the presidency after 16 years of Republican control, and was able to easily implement universal health care, paid leave, and other tenets of his agenda. With explosive economic growth he rolled to a 500+ EV win in 1988 against a terrible candidate, finishing his term out with an 80%+ approval rating.

He was succeeded by three-term Senator Jimmy Carter, who led a massive economic boom in the late 1990s. His Vice President Al Gore served for eight years after that, continuing steady economic growth until his second term, when a crash happened.

Public trust was so high in the Democrats that the after 24 years in control Speaker John Lewis still kept former North Carolina Governor (1977-1981, 1985-1989), Representative (1964-1969), and Senator (1969-1975, 1982-1983, 1991-1997) Walter B Jones to under 270 Electoral Votes.

Ultimately Lewis still got to serve as President, if only for ten days. President Jones was sworn in on January 30, 2009 while Vice President Baker followed a day later. A formal ceremony was held on February 2 in the capitol.

But Jones still lost to popular Louisiana Governor (2004-2012) and U.S. Representative (1995-2004) John Bel Edwards, who was in turn succeeded by Ohio Governor (2015-) and Representative (2005-2015).

Presidents:
35. Hubert Humphrey (D): January 20, 1961-November 27, 1963
-Henry S. Jackson (D): January 20, 1963-November 27, 1963
36. Henry S. Jackson (D): November 27, 1963-January 20, 1965
-NO VP: November 27, 1963-December 22, 1963
-Lyndon B. Johnson (D): December 22, 1963-January 20, 1965
37. Ronald Reagan (R): January 20, 1965-January 20, 1973
-William Buckley (R): January 20, 1965-January 20, 1973
38. Richard Nixon (R): January 20, 1973-December 19, 1977
-Spiro Agnew (R): January 20, 1973-December 19, 1977
39. Spiro Agnew (R): December 19, 1977-June 4, 1979
-NO VP: December 19, 1977-March 18, 1978
-Dick Cheney (R): March 18, 1978-June 4, 1979
40. Dick Cheney (R): June 4, 1979-September 19, 1979
-NO VP: June 4, 1979-September 19, 1979
41. Caspar Weinberger (R): September 19, 1979-January 20, 1981
-NO VP: September 19, 1979-November 2, 1979
-Paul Laxalt (R): November 2, 1979-January 20, 1981
42. Newt Gingrich (R): January 20, 1981-June 15, 1981
-NO VP: January 20, 1981-June 15, 1981
43. Tom DeLay (R): June 15, 1981-January 20, 1985
-NO VP: June 15, 1981-December 29, 1982
-Paul Laxalt (R): December 29, 1982-January 20, 1985
44. Martin Luther King, Jr. (D): January 20, 1985-January 20, 1993
-Jay Rockefeller (D): January 20, 1985-January 20, 1993
45. Jimmy Carter (D): January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001
-Al Gore (D): January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001
46. Al Gore (D): January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009
-Bill Clinton (D): January 20, 2001-July 11, 2002
-NO VP: July 11, 2002-July 15, 2002
-Joe Biden (D): July 15, 2002-January 20, 2009
47. John Lewis (D): January 20, 2009-January 30, 2009
-NO VP: January 20, 2009-January 30, 2009
48. Walter Jones (L): January 30, 2009-January 20, 2013
-NO VP: January 30, 2009-February 1, 2009
-Charlie Baker (L): February 1, 2009-January 20, 2013
49. John Bel Edwards (D): January 20, 2013-January 20, 2021
-Hillary Rodham (D): January 20, 2013-January 20, 2021
50. Tim Ryan (D): January 20, 2021-Present
-Lucy McBath (D): January 20, 2021-

DEMOCRATIC PARTY:
FISCAL: In favor of UHC, progressive taxation, infrastructure spending, welfare, and increased education spending.
SOCIAL: In favor of expanding civil rights, pro-ERA, against abortion and gay marriage (civil union stances varied). Against capital punishment.

Size: Predominant (like c. 1920s Republicans)

Base: Rural Whites, Black people in the South and over 50, Latinos, Most religious people, particularly Jews.

LIBERTY PARTY:
FISCAL: In favor of UHC (political third rail) but supports fairer taxation and tax cuts with other cuts to welfare and more privatization.
SOCIAL: Varied, but usually in favor of drug decriminalization and criminal justice reform if part of the libertarian wing while being more conservative if on the traditionalist wing. Both sides support either gay marriage (libertarian) or civil unions (traditionalist) and expanding abortion somewhat, although the party focuses on fiscal issues.

Size: Major (like c. 1920s Democrats)

Base: Suburban voters, libertarians, 'new right' young people, Asians.

GREEN PARTY:
FISCAL: Copy+Paste Democratic Platform
SOCIAL: In favor of drug decriminalization, expanding abortion access to twenty weeks, legalizing gay marriage and recognizing the existence of transgender people.

Size: Minor (like the Greenbacks at their peak)

Base: Young people (particularly minorities), college students, farmers/others benefiting from increased environmental protections.




RIGHT:

Christian Republic of America (OTL USA minus CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, ME, MN, MT, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, parts of PA and MD).

Founded in 1933 after the assassination of President-elect Roosevelt and the resulting Civil War where New England declared independence (followed by the West Coast) and eventually joined together with Canada, the Christian Republic of America was quick to get to work.

Immediately, civil liberties were temporarily suspended, and VP-elect John Nance Garner was sworn in as President. He resigned after three months once John Pershing was elected as Leader. Only a few years before his death in 1971 (in Vancouver), Garner said that this was his biggest regret.

Pershing, however, resigned after only three years in office due to ill health, giving the Citadel (the White House) to Subchancellor (equivalent to VP) Charles Fuller. Fuller ruled with an iron grip on power, only tolerated because of his government programs that got rid of the great depression by 1945. Eventually, however, his backing weakened, and he agreed to regularly scheduled elections in September of 1959.

This was won by Billy Graham, a pastor who ran on liberalization. Graham delivered, expanding voting rights to all men and allowing other political parties to operate. Through succeeding administrations, the current system was brought to fruition.

Tax rates here are low- with only a 2% flat tax on all incomes over the poverty line. But the government takes Romans 13:1-7 seriously and deductions are not allowed. 25% of this tax goes to a pre-approved Christian charity (10 are available).

The government treats mission trips similar to military service, with those completing over 2 years of service getting the right to cheaper insurance and similar perks, such as priority employment from Christian NGOs.

Mormons are prohibited from receiving this, but after the Mormon Crackdown in the 1930s this is substantially less of a problem.

The only religion other than Christianity even tolerated in Judaism, and even then places of worship are restricted and the government generously offers resettlement in either Israel or the US.

Health Care is usually provided by a number of sources- most people who work at businesses get treatment from privately run hospitals, which operate similar to the OTL ones. All medical services except for critical ones are not allowed on the sabbath, as most doctors are at church. The only doctors who do have to pay all of their earnings to the church, and even then they are only supposed to do the bare minimum to sustain life, rather than surgeries.

Insurance doesn't exist as commonly, and since the country is under sanctions by literally everyone medicine is manufactured by the government, and people pay fixed rates to doctors for treatment (it's remarkably cheap from a normal standpoint, although a surgery and hospital stay can still cost several thousand).

Those without the means can go to charity hospitals. A decent chunk of tax money given to religious organizations makes it's way here. Over 91% of citizens get at least some services at these hospitals and clinics, with 60% getting only care from here. They often have issues with overcrowding and service but are relatively strong from a global standard with regard, if only because they are the only country without any form of government health care.

Abortions are illegal in all circumstances, but since women aren't expected to work formalizing paid leave is not a high priority. For those who are poor, charities and neighbors at their church are expected to help.

Education is recommended but not required for children, and individual states are allowed to make their own public school systems. Mandatory Christian prayer services are required in all of these. For poor individuals that can't afford private education, charity missionary-run schools are encouraged to give them vouchers.

Head of State:
Jesus Christ: December 8, 1932-Present

Leaders:
John Nance Garner (Acting): March 4, 1933-June 14, 1933
John Pershing: June 14, 1933-January 14, 1936
Charles Fuller: January 14, 1936-May 1, 1960
Billy Graham: May 1, 1960-May 1, 1985
Ronald Reagan: May 1, 1985-May 1, 1990
William Buckley: May 1, 1990-May 1, 1995
Jerry Falwell: May 1, 1995-May 1, 2005
Jerry Falwell Jr.: May 1, 2005-September 17, 2009
Ted Cruz: September 17, 2009-Present

[Vice President Christian Man]

Christian left

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Christian left

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You need to get rid of this stuff cause otherwise it messes up the page.

[Samof94]

LEFT:

This version of the United States of America is much more religious and christian than normal christian democratic parties, but shares a lot of the same values. While gay marriage and abortion are still illegal and heavily restricted respectively, the nation has a liberal interpretation of economics.

For instance, health care is a single-payer system, although christian-funded hospitals get plenty of government dough and are part of the National Health Program. The government will pay for all medical bills and any resulting treatment (like physical therapy), and Canadian-style drug/medicine price negotiation allows this to be affordable.

The social safety net is also strong, with free higher education and quality primary education being funded, with religious private schools being subsidized by the government to ensure equal access. The government takes 'the right to food' seriously, working with food banks and buying excess produce (and food stamps) to ensure this.

Lots of money is spent every year on 'model shelters' for homeless people, which combined with private donations has eliminated homelessness on streets and out in the open. The Shelter-Job pipeline is often overwhelmed but the system is considered good by global standards.

Abortion is banned unless there is a danger to the mother (although prosecutors usually decline to prosecute those who get one in the case of rape/incest), but mothers are given four months of pre-birth paid leave and 500 days after that can be used until the child turns 13. Fathers are given a less generous but still impressive two months of paternal leave.

The NHP rounds out it's top-5 health care system by the fact that it sends doctors and medical professionals to the homes of new parents and infants to check on health and give advice.

Foreign aid is also heavily funded, which contributes to a large amount of goodwill towards the country abroad. However, gay marriage is illegal (as are civil unions in all but a dozen states), and combined with state funding for adoption agencies that deny gay parents and mandatory school prayer (the particular religion is up to the student) the country does have some issues.

Taxes are complicated, with those making under the poverty line (which is equivalent to 150% FPL in our timeline) paying nothing, while those making under $400,000 paying less than OTL. Those making over $1,000,000 pay more, with those making over $100,000,000 paying above 50%.

Corporate taxes are lower than OTL, with the exception of the top few corporations, but are enforced. Proceeds go into the National Welfare Fund, which is where the funding for paid leave and health care come from.

Each citizen paying taxes must pay 1%-2% to a religious organization of their choice. While the government gives it to a mainline christian charity by default, citizens can donate to the American Jewish Congress (Jews), Catholic Charities USA (Catholics), The Buddhist Association of America (Buddhists), or the National Organization for Reform Islam (Muslims).

The POD is 1960, where Hubert Humphrey wins the Presidential Election. He's more successful than Kennedy, passing Medicare and Medicaid along with some other 'Great Society' programs.

He's assassinated just like Kennedy is, although he hangs on longer due to being not as as bad of shape. President Scoop Jackson runs but narrowly loses (the EC, wins the popular vote by nearly a percent and a half) to Ronald Reagan, who runs an inspirational campaign.

Reagan has a fairly successful two terms, cutting taxes to 1980s levels and spending to match. After 8 years, the torch goes to Richard Nixon. Nixon serves a full term successfully, and is able to use the power of incumbency to win the 1976 Election.

Unfortunately, scandals break out for the President, and he is under congressional investigation just two months into his term. Eventually he is impeached by the house on November 20 and formally removed on December 19, 1979. He already left the White House a day earlier, so no issues complicate the swearing-in of Vice President Spiro Agnew.

But Agnew wouldn't last long either. In late 1978, he comes under investigation for bribery and tax evasion. The House begins investigating, although the President announces his resignation on live TV on June 1 and resigns a few days later.

Next up is Vice President Dick Cheney. His only accomplishment of note was commuting Richard Nixon's year-long prison sentence to time served (19 days). He was under investigation from the moment he took office, resigning just a few months into his term.

Now we come to Caspar Weinberger. Under the 1969 Succession Act, the Secretary of State was behind only the Speaker and VP, and since the Speaker declined to become President Weinberger became POTUS. He was relatively uncontroversial, although most of his praise comes from the fact that he was not convicted of any crimes unlike his three predecessors.

President Weinberger left office on January 20, 1981 per the constitution, but the President-elect did not currently exist.

The contingent election caused by a McGovern splinter candidacy stopping a surefire Democratic victory under Jimmy Carter was still divided, and Speaker Newt Gingrich (as leader of the largest individual party and having changed the rules to change speaker selection to plurality after the first ballot) became President. However he too was under investigation, and resigned to let Tom DeLay assume office.

Court rulings influenced by nearly two decades of Republican control ensured that when the Speaker assumed office they were President until the end of the term, making sure DeLay remained in office in spite of massive liberal majorities.

In 1984, Martin Luther King, Jr (famed Civil Rights activist) ran a campaign based on left-wing Christianity and strong populist streak, with a focus of rooting out corruption. This was the same formula that enabled him to be elected Governor of Georgia in 1978, leaving office wildly popular even among Whites and having fired over 1,000 corrupt officials.

He was able to easily win the presidency after 16 years of Republican control, and was able to easily implement universal health care, paid leave, and other tenets of his agenda. With explosive economic growth he rolled to a 500+ EV win in 1988 against a terrible candidate, finishing his term out with an 80%+ approval rating.

He was succeeded by three-term Senator Jimmy Carter, who led a massive economic boom in the late 1990s. His Vice President Al Gore served for eight years after that, continuing steady economic growth until his second term, when a crash happened.

Public trust was so high in the Democrats that the after 24 years in control Speaker John Lewis still kept former North Carolina Governor (1977-1981, 1985-1989), Representative (1964-1969), and Senator (1969-1975, 1982-1983, 1991-1997) Walter B Jones to under 270 Electoral Votes.

Ultimately Lewis still got to serve as President, if only for ten days. President Jones was sworn in on January 30, 2009 while Vice President Baker followed a day later. A formal ceremony was held on February 2 in the capitol.

But Jones still lost to popular Louisiana Governor (2004-2012) and U.S. Representative (1995-2004) John Bel Edwards, who was in turn succeeded by Ohio Governor (2015-) and Representative (2005-2015).

Presidents:
35. Hubert Humphrey (D): January 20, 1961-November 27, 1963
-Henry S. Jackson (D): January 20, 1963-November 27, 1963
36. Henry S. Jackson (D): November 27, 1963-January 20, 1965
-NO VP: November 27, 1963-December 22, 1963
-Lyndon B. Johnson (D): December 22, 1963-January 20, 1965
37. Ronald Reagan (R): January 20, 1965-January 20, 1973
-William Buckley (R): January 20, 1965-January 20, 1973
38. Richard Nixon (R): January 20, 1973-December 19, 1977
-Spiro Agnew (R): January 20, 1973-December 19, 1977
39. Spiro Agnew (R): December 19, 1977-June 4, 1979
-NO VP: December 19, 1977-March 18, 1978
-Dick Cheney (R): March 18, 1978-June 4, 1979
40. Dick Cheney (R): June 4, 1979-September 19, 1979
-NO VP: June 4, 1979-September 19, 1979
41. Caspar Weinberger (R): September 19, 1979-January 20, 1981
-NO VP: September 19, 1979-November 2, 1979
-Paul Laxalt (R): November 2, 1979-January 20, 1981
42. Newt Gingrich (R): January 20, 1981-June 15, 1981
-NO VP: January 20, 1981-June 15, 1981
43. Tom DeLay (R): June 15, 1981-January 20, 1985
-NO VP: June 15, 1981-December 29, 1982
-Paul Laxalt (R): December 29, 1982-January 20, 1985
44. Martin Luther King, Jr. (D): January 20, 1985-January 20, 1993
-Jay Rockefeller (D): January 20, 1985-January 20, 1993
45. Jimmy Carter (D): January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001
-Al Gore (D): January 20, 1993-January 20, 2001
46. Al Gore (D): January 20, 2001-January 20, 2009
-Bill Clinton (D): January 20, 2001-July 11, 2002
-NO VP: July 11, 2002-July 15, 2002
-Joe Biden (D): July 15, 2002-January 20, 2009
47. John Lewis (D): January 20, 2009-January 30, 2009
-NO VP: January 20, 2009-January 30, 2009
48. Walter Jones (L): January 30, 2009-January 20, 2013
-NO VP: January 30, 2009-February 1, 2009
-Charlie Baker (L): February 1, 2009-January 20, 2013
49. John Bel Edwards (D): January 20, 2013-January 20, 2021
-Hillary Rodham (D): January 20, 2013-January 20, 2021
50. Tim Ryan (D): January 20, 2021-Present
-Lucy McBath (D): January 20, 2021-

DEMOCRATIC PARTY:
FISCAL: In favor of UHC, progressive taxation, infrastructure spending, welfare, and increased education spending.
SOCIAL: In favor of expanding civil rights, pro-ERA, against abortion and gay marriage (civil union stances varied). Against capital punishment.

Size: Predominant (like c. 1920s Republicans)

Base: Rural Whites, Black people in the South and over 50, Latinos, Most religious people, particularly Jews.

LIBERTY PARTY:
FISCAL: In favor of UHC (political third rail) but supports fairer taxation and tax cuts with other cuts to welfare and more privatization.
SOCIAL: Varied, but usually in favor of drug decriminalization and criminal justice reform if part of the libertarian wing while being more conservative if on the traditionalist wing. Both sides support either gay marriage (libertarian) or civil unions (traditionalist) and expanding abortion somewhat, although the party focuses on fiscal issues.

Size: Major (like c. 1920s Democrats)

Base: Suburban voters, libertarians, 'new right' young people, Asians.

GREEN PARTY:
FISCAL: Copy+Paste Democratic Platform
SOCIAL: In favor of drug decriminalization, expanding abortion access to twenty weeks, legalizing gay marriage and recognizing the existence of transgender people.

Size: Minor (like the Greenbacks at their peak)

Base: Young people (particularly minorities), college students, farmers/others benefiting from increased environmental protections.




RIGHT:

Christian Republic of America (OTL USA minus CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, ME, MN, MT, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, DE, parts of PA and MD).

Founded in 1933 after the assassination of President-elect Roosevelt and the resulting Civil War where New England declared independence (followed by the West Coast) and eventually joined together with Canada, the Christian Republic of America was quick to get to work.

Immediately, civil liberties were temporarily suspended, and VP-elect John Nance Garner was sworn in as President. He resigned after three months once John Pershing was elected as Leader. Only a few years before his death in 1971 (in Vancouver), Garner said that this was his biggest regret.

Pershing, however, resigned after only three years in office due to ill health, giving the Citadel (the White House) to Subchancellor (equivalent to VP) Charles Fuller. Fuller ruled with an iron grip on power, only tolerated because of his government programs that got rid of the great depression by 1945. Eventually, however, his backing weakened, and he agreed to regularly scheduled elections in September of 1959.

This was won by Billy Graham, a pastor who ran on liberalization. Graham delivered, expanding voting rights to all men and allowing other political parties to operate. Through succeeding administrations, the current system was brought to fruition.

Tax rates here are low- with only a 2% flat tax on all incomes over the poverty line. But the government takes Romans 13:1-7 seriously and deductions are not allowed. 25% of this tax goes to a pre-approved Christian charity (10 are available).

The government treats mission trips similar to military service, with those completing over 2 years of service getting the right to cheaper insurance and similar perks, such as priority employment from Christian NGOs.

Mormons are prohibited from receiving this, but after the Mormon Crackdown in the 1930s this is substantially less of a problem.

The only religion other than Christianity even tolerated in Judaism, and even then places of worship are restricted and the government generously offers resettlement in either Israel or the US.

Health Care is usually provided by a number of sources- most people who work at businesses get treatment from privately run hospitals, which operate similar to the OTL ones. All medical services except for critical ones are not allowed on the sabbath, as most doctors are at church. The only doctors who do have to pay all of their earnings to the church, and even then they are only supposed to do the bare minimum to sustain life, rather than surgeries.

Insurance doesn't exist as commonly, and since the country is under sanctions by literally everyone medicine is manufactured by the government, and people pay fixed rates to doctors for treatment (it's remarkably cheap from a normal standpoint, although a surgery and hospital stay can still cost several thousand).

Those without the means can go to charity hospitals. A decent chunk of tax money given to religious organizations makes it's way here. Over 91% of citizens get at least some services at these hospitals and clinics, with 60% getting only care from here. They often have issues with overcrowding and service but are relatively strong from a global standard with regard, if only because they are the only country without any form of government health care.

Abortions are illegal in all circumstances, but since women aren't expected to work formalizing paid leave is not a high priority. For those who are poor, charities and neighbors at their church are expected to help.

Education is recommended but not required for children, and individual states are allowed to make their own public school systems. Mandatory Christian prayer services are required in all of these. For poor individuals that can't afford private education, charity missionary-run schools are encouraged to give them vouchers.

Head of State:
Jesus Christ: December 8, 1932-Present

Leaders:
John Nance Garner (Acting): March 4, 1933-June 14, 1933
John Pershing: June 14, 1933-January 14, 1936
Charles Fuller: January 14, 1936-May 1, 1960
Billy Graham: May 1, 1960-May 1, 1985
Ronald Reagan: May 1, 1985-May 1, 1990
William Buckley: May 1, 1990-May 1, 1995
Jerry Falwell: May 1, 1995-May 1, 2005
Jerry Falwell Jr.: May 1, 2005-September 17, 2009
Ted Cruz: September 17, 2009-Present

Christian Right sounds dystopian.

[Continential]

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You need to get rid of this stuff cause otherwise it messes up the page.

use
as a divider instead of using that if you want to divide something

[certified hummus supporter 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

I was the one dumbass who voted for "Christian Right" on accident. Christian Left obviously gets my vote.

[Person Man]

The RIGHT sounds like a sh**thole country.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm pretty sure even most conservatives would prefer to live in a quasi-integralist SCBFL wet dream than a country under heavy international sanction that doesn't even have compulsory elementary school.